Sale reports / Kentucky / Harned Livestock Auction / 2023-07-17

Harned Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Harned, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2207
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
▼ 212 vs last sale 618▲ 32 vs year ago 374 · +8.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 92 vs last sale 180▼ 56 vs year ago 144 · −38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 4 vs year ago 15 · −26.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $230.36/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$230.36
161 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,326
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$67
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$42.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.55
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2566235.091,330143
Medium and Large 2-3655192.751,26318thin
One grade step is worth $42.34/cwt here — about $67 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale161 hd
230.36
—
KY average26 barns · 6,772 hd
219.81
+10.55
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,535123.711,89812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,630111.081,8116thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240104.851,30138
CowsLean 85-90%Average92276.057013thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,454$1,4707

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - Harned, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235305.00/cwt305.00–305.007171
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260241.00/cwt241.00–241.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355264.00/cwt264.00–264.009372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385197.00/cwt197.00–197.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3449227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475250.33/cwt247.00–257.001,1893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520253.36/cwt247.00–254.001,31711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533206.31/cwt202.00–215.001,1003
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577258.15/cwt255.00–260.001,4908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy595267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,5891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716241.34/cwt241.00–243.001,7286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8844
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3945174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260221.00/cwt221.00–221.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260210.00/cwt210.00–210.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328229.93/cwt225.00–235.007547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382232.07/cwt225.00–237.008875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385240.00/cwt240.00–240.009242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added388253.50/cwt253.50–253.509848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415244.98/cwt242.00–249.001,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472235.21/cwt230.00–242.001,1106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added505238.30/cwt238.00–241.001,20310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532234.75/cwt220.00–239.001,2497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561232.27/cwt225.00–236.001,30316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610244.86/cwt244.00–245.251,49438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2642235.03/cwt225.00–237.001,50912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704223.43/cwt200.00–227.001,57319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730170.71/cwt150.00–192.001,2462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825158.67/cwt112.00–182.001,3093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3935165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255270.00/cwt270.00–270.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295215.00/cwt215.00–215.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308255.14/cwt252.00–260.007865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2364254.56/cwt245.00–257.009275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,1512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420243.01/cwt240.00–245.001,0215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424267.67/cwt265.00–277.001,1358
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474265.17/cwt252.00–277.001,2579
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3479241.00/cwt237.00–245.001,1544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664225.39/cwt216.00–235.001,4976
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3682195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3702180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2711200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3910120.93/cwt113.00–125.001,1003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1931
Bulls——1,548122.20/cwt118.00–126.001,8928
Bulls——1,620134.96/cwt131.00–141.002,1863
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92276.05/cwt74.00–79.007013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22076.36/cwt65.00–89.009322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238104.19/cwt91.00–114.001,29030
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259117.67/cwt112.00–127.001,4816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,8631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,648109.10/cwt103.00–118.001,7985
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1991
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4541,470.45/head1,000.00–1,600.001,4707

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.